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WOOL
PILE WOOL BLEND AND MODULAR WOOL CARPETS
GECA
7-2006 Standard (PDF) |
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Cavalier Bremworth
Wool and wool blend carpets displaying exceptional fitness for purpose and environmental credentials. |
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Product Marketing Name:
Cavalier Bremworth Use and Application: Carpets
Date of Certification: 4
October 2007
1.
Description of the
Technology.
Cavalier Bremworth use high quality New Zealand wool in making their carpets. Their mission statement is to succeed in the carpet business by focusing on brand values, superior product quality, cost efficiency and outstanding customer service, through an organisation dedicated to continuous improvement.
The story of Cavalier Bremworth began in 1959 when Doug Bremner founded the Bremworth Carpet Company and set up a small factory in Papatoetoe, South Auckland. In 1967 UEB Industries, one of New Zealand's biggest corporations at the time, bought Bremworth and proceeded to establish spinning and scouring plants around the country. Five years later in 1972 Cavalier Carpets of New Zealand was founded by Tony Timpson and Grant Biel. A spinning plant was built at Wanganui in 1975 and in 1983 Cavalier Carpets listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange as Cavalier Corporation. In 1988 Cavalier Carpets bought Bremworth's spinning and tufting plants including the much valued Bremworth name and distribution rights. In 1991 the combined companies relaunched under the Cavalier Bremworth brand.
2. The Products
GT 001: 100% Wool Level Loop
GT 002: 100% Wool Hard Twist
GT 003 (3048 – Champs Elysees, 826 Vallute, 9006 Shimmer, 646 Mystique, 812 Onde and 808 Oriel): 100% Wool Plush
GT 004: 100% Wool Textured Loop
GT 005: 90/10% Wool/Nylon Level Loop
GT 006: 100% Scintilla Nylon
Core Environmental Criteria Tested:
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Environmental Requirements |
Core Environmental Performance Characteristics |
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Fitness for Purpose |
Cavalier Bremworth carpets have
undergone testing in relation to abrasion, delaminating of
backing fabric, durability, tuff withdrawal force and colour
fastness to light, rubbing and shampooing, as outlined in the
relevant New Zealand Standard, and results are in conformance
with the ACCS specification. |
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Warranty Protection |
Depending on application (medium
or heavy use) the warranty period for these products are 15
years and 12 years respectively. Both of which exceed the
minimum requirement of 10 years. |
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Insect Resistance |
The nominated wool and wool blend
products are treated against insect attack. This treatment is
carried out to the requirements of the Woolmark/ Woolmark Blend
E10 specification. No insect resistance treatment is applied
during the scouring process. |
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Requirements for Wool Scours |
Cavalier Bremworth is permitted to
discharge effluent into the Napier City wastewater systems.
Napier City Council milliscreens this waste and is licensed to
discharge trade wastewater. A GECS review of this operation has
found that the spinning lubricants, BOD, wool grease content,
hazardous substances, total water use and energy use of the wool
scour is below the allowable limits set for this criterion. GECS
has also determined that no alkyl phenol-based detergents or
insect resist treatments are used during the scouring process. |
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Yarn |
COD level in dye house effluent
does not exceed 30kg/tonne. The level of bifenthrin in waste
water is below the 0.2 mg/L limit set for discharge to municipal
treatment systems. Spinning lubricant addition does not exceed
3% of the weight of wool. After chroming techniques are not
used, the level of chromium in dye house effluent is well below
the 2000pmm limit set in the standard. The nominated products
are in conformance with this criterion. |
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Finished Product |
The VOC emissions in the finished
product are below 0.5mg/m2h. |
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Air Emissions |
Cavalier Bremworth carpets have
undergone testing in relation to VOC air emissions, GECS has
reviewed these test results and confirmed Cavalier Bremworth
meets the requirements of this criterion. |
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Adhesives |
Cavalier Bremworth recommends the
use of adhesives that are water based, pressure sensitive and
low in VOC’s be used for installation. The recommended
adhesives have less than 5% by weight of volatile organic
compounds. |
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Waste Minimisation and Management |
These nominated products can be
returned to the manufacturer at their end of life for re-use as
a geo textile. |
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Cavalier Bremworth EPD
3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:
GECA also found Cavalier Bremworth to
be fully compliant with their obligations under Labour,
Anti-Discrimination, and Safety Regulations. The company
has not been the subject of prosecution in relation to
compliance with labour, anti- discrimination, safety
regulations and environmental regulations within the
past 24 months.
Additional Information
Good Environmental Choice Australia
recommends these products to green purchasing officers,
specifiers, and every day Australians seeking to
purchase products and services on the basis of
functional and overall environmental and human health
performance.
For more information contact Cavalier
Bremworth directly:
Cavalier Bremworth
Address: Unit 1, 165-169 Lower Gibbes Street, Chatswood, Sydney, NSW 2067
Postal Address: PO Box 845, Willoughby, NSW 2068
Ph: 02 9932 2600
Fax: 02 9417 7071
Web: www.cavbrem.com.au
E-mail: webausales@cavbrem.co.nz
You can go to the company's web site here:
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